Envision Design Technical Articles

Spiral Stability Augmentation with a Piezoelectric Rate Gyroscope

This article describes how a rate gyro can improve the handling of full-house radio controlled sailplanes.

A Brief Description of Aircraft Design

This article outlines the nature and process of aircraft design.

This article describes a concept and rules for an electric powered sailplane contest that uses onboard downlinked altimeters to provide equalized launch height and reduced emphasis on the launch phase.